Ethiopians in Lebanon Struggle to be Heard Amid Unrest & Net Blockage at HomeEthiopia’s internet shutdown is silencing migrant workers stranded in Lebanon. Domestic workers have become an unaffordable luxury, and thousands have had their salaries slashed, gone unpaid or lost their jobs entirely. This Is Lebanon was established in 2017, to draw attention to the plight of foreign domestic workers within the country. Now he’s joining the chorus of Ethiopians pleading with the government to bring back thousands of domestic workers stranded in Lebanon. Yet Ethiopian women have for years endured nonpayment of wages, forced confinement and physical and sexual violence, activists say.

Source: Ethiopian News July 08, 2020 22:36 UTC